request

Example Sentences

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The budget request is seeking money "to rebuild Alcatraz as a state-of-the-art secure prison facility", with funds covering the first year of costs.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Blanche didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Essayli did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"When the phone rings and a request comes, then he won't be able to say no," the accompanying caption read.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“Yet Quinzy’s request was dishonest to begin with, for he is not who he says he is. Surely, it would be wrong to assist him in deceiving Lord Fredrick,” she reasoned.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood